Fleaglass, Naturalists Botanical Specimen Magnifier, Late 18th Century onwards and still solid leatherette Case with fully functioning brass clasps. In good condition in my opinion commensurate with age. The only fault I have with it is perhaps a possible missing lense although the research I have done suggests the threaded barrel had a blank (you couldnt see through it), it still works well enough to see a flea well and magnified.
Unsigned but attributed to Makers W+S Jones, announced in 1798 and popular for 100 years or so. The item "Fleaglass, Naturalists Botanical Specimen Magnifier, Late 18th Century, And Case" is in sale since Monday, September 28, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Science/Medicine\Scientific Instruments". The seller is "quirkystuffyoudontneed" and is located in Caernarfon, Gwynedd.This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam.